Internet
Instagram's boss on Wednesday pushed a rosy view of the photo-sharing app's impact on teens in testimony to US lawmakers that was at odds with damning news reports based on the firm's own research.
Dec 8, 2021
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Security
Hackers stole the personal data of around 1.4 million people who took COVID-19 tests in the Paris region in the middle of 2020, hospital officials in the French capital disclosed on Wednesday.
Sep 15, 2021
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Business
Companies including internet giants Alibaba and Tencent were fined Wednesday by anti-monopoly regulators in a new move to tighten control over their fast-developing industries.
Jul 7, 2021
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Software
Apple Maps is sending alerts to international travelers, reminding them to self-quarantine.
Jul 27, 2020
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Software
The UK's coronavirus contact tracing app has been kicked into the long grass, with the government now saying it isn't a priority and may not be ready until winter. The app—which has so far cost nearly £12 million – was ...
Jun 24, 2020
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Software
Public concern over the use of smartphone location tracking (SLT) could jeopardize governments' efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19 using surveillance technologies.
May 18, 2020
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Internet
University of Rochester computer scientists are gleaning a wealth of information from Twitter users to document the social impacts of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Apr 21, 2020
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Internet
Researchers at the George Washington University are part of a multi-institutional initiative to create an open database tracking online attitudes toward COVID-19, an essential tool for researchers and public health professionals ...
Apr 7, 2020
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Internet
COVID-19 has quickly evolved into the greatest public health challenge of a generation. People are increasingly turning to social media to understand the virus, receive updates, and learn what can be done to stay safe.
Mar 30, 2020
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Processes like manufacturing aircraft parts, analyzing data from doctors' notes and identifying national security threats may seem unrelated, but at the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, artificial ...
Sep 24, 2019
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